Kerala Actor Sex Assault Case

A sessions court in Kochi on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to rape-accused actor and CPI(M) MLA M Mukesh and small-time actor Edavela Babu, who has been booked for sexual assault.

Actor Siddique on Monday approached the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail in a sexual assault case filed against him. The actor's legal move comes amid the ongoing "Me Too" storm, which has shaken the Malayalam film industry.

Actor Bhavana Menon, a sexual assault survivor, was welcomed on stage with a thunderous applause at the International Film Festival of Kerala. The actor lit the lamp with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and other artists.

The Kerala High Court today allowed the re-examination of three witnesses and summoned five additional witnesses in the case relating to the sexual assault of an actress in which Malayalam actor Dileep is an accused.

The case was registered on Sunday following a complaint filed by an investigating officer based on a purported audio clip of Dileep, which was released by a TV channel recently in which the actor was allegedly heard conspiring to attack the official.

Film director Balachandra Kumar, on Tuesday, appeared before the Crime Branch team which has been probing a case against actor Dileep and five others for allegedly threatening investigation officers in the '2017 actress sexual assault case'.

Actor Dileep on Thursday moved the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail in a case registered against him and five others for allegedly threatening investigation officers probing the sexual assault of an actress back in 2017.

The survivor in the actress assault case in which actor Dileep is an accused on Monday spoke out in public for the first time saying even though she was not the one who committed the crime, there have been attempts to humiliate, silence and isolate h

The Crime Branch wing of Kerala police on Sunday registered a case against actor Dileep and five others for allegedly threatening investigation officers in the sexual assault case of an actress in which he is also an accused.

The survivor of the 2017 kidnapping and sexual assault case has written to the Kerala Chief Minister and the state police chief, seeking justice.

The new Special Public Prosecutor appointed in the 2017 case of a Kerala actor's kidnapping and sexual assault has quit. This is the second time, in almost a year, that a special public prosecutor has resigned from the high-profile case.

A woman actor was allegedly kidnapped and sexually abused while travelling to Kochi for work in February 2017. There were at least four men, who had allegedly filmed the attack.

The Supreme Court today gave six more months as a "last opportunity" to complete the trial in the sexual assault case against Malayalam actor Dileep. The case is being heard by a local court in Kochi. A local Kerala court judge had sought six months because the trial was delayed due to litigation in the High Court. This is the second time such an e...

A woman actor who was allegedly kidnapped and sexually abused in Kerala's Ernakulam in 2017, has approached the Kerala High court to transfer the case from the trial court in Ernakulam, where the hearing is underway. In her petition, she said she has been aggrieved by the biased and hostile attitude of the court during the trial.

A sessions court in Kochi on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to rape-accused actor and CPI(M) MLA M Mukesh and small-time actor Edavela Babu, who has been booked for sexual assault.

Actor Siddique on Monday approached the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail in a sexual assault case filed against him. The actor's legal move comes amid the ongoing "Me Too" storm, which has shaken the Malayalam film industry.

Actor Bhavana Menon, a sexual assault survivor, was welcomed on stage with a thunderous applause at the International Film Festival of Kerala. The actor lit the lamp with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and other artists.

The Kerala High Court today allowed the re-examination of three witnesses and summoned five additional witnesses in the case relating to the sexual assault of an actress in which Malayalam actor Dileep is an accused.

The case was registered on Sunday following a complaint filed by an investigating officer based on a purported audio clip of Dileep, which was released by a TV channel recently in which the actor was allegedly heard conspiring to attack the official.

Film director Balachandra Kumar, on Tuesday, appeared before the Crime Branch team which has been probing a case against actor Dileep and five others for allegedly threatening investigation officers in the '2017 actress sexual assault case'.

Actor Dileep on Thursday moved the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail in a case registered against him and five others for allegedly threatening investigation officers probing the sexual assault of an actress back in 2017.

The survivor in the actress assault case in which actor Dileep is an accused on Monday spoke out in public for the first time saying even though she was not the one who committed the crime, there have been attempts to humiliate, silence and isolate h

The Crime Branch wing of Kerala police on Sunday registered a case against actor Dileep and five others for allegedly threatening investigation officers in the sexual assault case of an actress in which he is also an accused.

The survivor of the 2017 kidnapping and sexual assault case has written to the Kerala Chief Minister and the state police chief, seeking justice.

The new Special Public Prosecutor appointed in the 2017 case of a Kerala actor's kidnapping and sexual assault has quit. This is the second time, in almost a year, that a special public prosecutor has resigned from the high-profile case.

A woman actor was allegedly kidnapped and sexually abused while travelling to Kochi for work in February 2017. There were at least four men, who had allegedly filmed the attack.

The Supreme Court today gave six more months as a "last opportunity" to complete the trial in the sexual assault case against Malayalam actor Dileep. The case is being heard by a local court in Kochi. A local Kerala court judge had sought six months because the trial was delayed due to litigation in the High Court. This is the second time such an e...

A woman actor who was allegedly kidnapped and sexually abused in Kerala's Ernakulam in 2017, has approached the Kerala High court to transfer the case from the trial court in Ernakulam, where the hearing is underway. In her petition, she said she has been aggrieved by the biased and hostile attitude of the court during the trial.